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Today is a good day for US carriers to issue updates to Android 7.0 Nougat for various smartphones they sell, it seems. Earlier we told you about AT&T’s LG G5 finally being graced with the tasty treat, and now it’s time for Sprint’s HTC 10 units to benefit from the same treatment.

The Now Network has started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat for the HTC 10, as build 2.42.651.6. It’s going out over-the-air, but it’s a 1.3GB download, so you should grab it via Wi-Fi. Aside from the OS version upgrade, the changelog only mentions “system enhancements” as being packed inside the new…

MWC 2017 is shaping up to be an exciting event. LG has the G6 to unveil and after its rebirth, Nokia will apparently hit hard with at least 3 headsets. If HMD plays its cards right and hits the nostalgia note properly, the alleged re-imagining of the legendary Nokia 3310 could very well steal the show on pure coolness points alone.

Sony has also been keeping busy lately. Rumors and leaks now hint at new Xperia XA and XZ devices, with a third model, also potentially on the horizon. Huawei may have a few surprises lined up for the show as well, like the P10 Plus.

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The Google Assistant inside the Google Home device and Alexa from Amazon’s Echo line of smart speakers may soon be able to make and take phone calls for you. This information comes from a new report allegedly originating with “people familiar with the matter”.

They say that by the end of this year, both Google’s and Amazon’s speakers could have support for voice calls. So you’ll be able to say “call Mark” and that would happen. It’s conceivable that the speakers will also ring when someone calls, but it’s unclear if that functionality will actually be baked in too.

What’s more, there’s…

T-Mobile wouldn’t be the carrier it is today without its outspoken CEO, John Legere. It only took a day for T-Mobile to come up with a way to one-up Verizon’s first unlimited plans that the company has offered since it stopped offering unlimited plans several years ago. You can check out Verizon’s new plans and trade-in-deals here.

Verizon’s new plans actually one-upped T-Mobile’s ONE plan by offering HD video streaming (which T-Mobile capped at 480p) and 10GB of included tethering with the new plans (which T-Mobile limited to 3G speeds). If you wanted any of these features, you had to pay…

After the Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime and the Galaxy J7 Prime, another Galaxy J series handset has started receiving the February security update. The device in question is the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016), and the update arrives as build number J510MNUBU2AQA5.

Aside from the Galaxy J5 (2016), the Samsung Galaxy A8 is also getting the latest security patch, which arrives as build number A810FXXU1AQA2. There is currently no information on what other changes (if any) these updates include.

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You are the 1%. Seriously, 70% of voters in our recent poll either already have Android 7.0 Nougat or are within weeks of getting it. That’s way above average.

Only 10% have installed a custom ROM to get it too. That’s fewer people than those who have accepted their fate and use a pre-7.0 version of Android, 14%.

It’s interesting to note that some people complained about the new software. Google and phone makers did move things around, which can be annoying if you were used to how things were on Marshmallow.

Then there were a few smug iOS users, secure in their update future, and…

Today, Evan Blass tweeted an image of leaked branding for what could be the official logo, font, and colors of the Galaxy S8+. This, in turn, also sort of confirms that the “Plus” name of a larger Galaxy S8 will be indicated with a “+” sign rather than “Plus” like the iPhone does.

Why wouldn’t it? After all, this is exactly how the Galaxy S6 edge+ was named. Calling it a “Galaxy S8 edge+” would also be redundant, as we are expecting both Galaxy S8 models to be dual-curved.

In case you were interested… pic.twitter.com/bpcOFZmOC3— Evan Blass (@evleaks) February 10, 2017

It’s quite…

Honor has made it official that the Honor 8’s Android Nougat update will begin rolling out to all users starting tomorrow. Everyone who hasn’t received the Nougat update will begin getting those OTA notifications starting tomorrow. The update is expected to last through the end of February, by which time, all Honor 8 devices would have been updated.

The Android Nougat update brings a plethora of new features to the pricier of Honor smartphones. The update also brings EMUI 5.0, the newest version of Huawei’s Android Skin that promises quicker and more optimized performance while also…

Open Signal has released a report called “State of Mobile Networks: USA” which took sample data during the last quarter of 2016 from all four national carriers in the US, comparing various aspects of each carrier down to network speeds, availability, and even 3G speeds are taken into account, though 3G is being used less and less, Open Signal reports.

Samples were taken from about 170k users across various networks and pinned them up against each other. The report samples about 4.6 billion data points to make comparisons across carriers in the US.

Source: Open Signal

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There is less than a day before Google is set to announce a couple of new wearable devices alongside the release of Android Wear 2.0 and the cat is already out of the bag as to the specific carrier that will support the LG Watch Sport on their LTE networks.

A leaked document obtained by PhoneArena from AT&T shows a diagram of the LG Watch Sport’s display setup for showcasing the new wearable in retail stores. This obviously means that AT&T stores will be carrying the new Watches very soon and could be selling them as early as this weekend. Just keep in mind, there is still no exact…